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The maximum distribution of a Gaussian stochastic process indexed by a local field

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2009

Steven N. Evans
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Virginia, Mathematics-Astronomy Building, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, U.S.A.
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Abstract

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We consider continuous Gaussian stochastic process indexed by a compact subset of a vector space over a local field. Under suitable conditions we obtain an asymptotic expression for the probability that such a process will exceed a high level. An important component in the proof of these results is a theorem of independent interest concerning the amount of ‘time’ which the process spends at high levels.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Australian Mathematical Society 1989

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